Oldham: Ronnie furious after defeat

OLDHAM boss Ronnie Moore wasn't in much of a mood to celebrate his 53rd birthday. Two goals up and cruising, his Latics side somehow managed to hit the self-destruct button against Huddersfield, a side which had won only one of its previous 10 outings. OLDHAM boss Ronnie Moore wasn't in much of a mood to celebrate his 53rd birthday. Two goals up and cruising, his Latics side somehow managed to hit the self-destruct button against Huddersfield, a side which had won only one of its previous 10 outings.

OLDHAM boss Ronnie Moore wasn't in much of a mood to celebrate his 53rd birthday.

Two goals up and cruising, his Latics side somehow managed to hit the self-destruct button against Huddersfield, a side which had won only one of its previous 10 outings.

The Latics had started the Roses battle in fine style after strike duo Chris Porter and Luke Beckett grabbed early goals.

But it all started to go wrong when big defender Guy Branston put the ball into his own net with a bullet header that gave keeper Chris Day no chance.

The second half was only a couple of minutes old when walkabout defending let in top scorer Pawel Abbott for the simplest of equalisers.

The match-winner soon followed with a debut goal from Sheffield Wednesday loanee David Graham.

An astonished Moore said: "I can't believe we lost the game.

"We murdered them and should have given ourselves a great chance of keeping on the tails of the play-off chasers.

"This season is the best chance for any side to get out of this division and I am gutted. That's three away defeats on the trot and definitely not good enough. The game should have been out of sight and we have to stop being so naive."